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Don't let the press or the public ignore the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the government's woeful response, and the beautiful story of how Americans pulled together to hold each other up in this time of need.

Incredible music from The Roots & Moby, readings by Rosie Perez, Tarik Trotter, Julia Stiles and special guests. Plus special guests Ned Lamont, Steve Bradberry of ACORN New Orleans, & Eli Pariser and a 3 hour open bar. Let the spirit of New Orleans live for one hot summer night in New York City.

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MoveOn.org Civic Action & ColorOfChange.org invite you to...

We Will Not Forget Katrina: A Special Event to Commemorate Hurricane Katrina

featuring

• Musical performances by Grammy Award winners The Roots (http://www.theroots.com/) who'll be performing music from their new album "Game Theory"


• Multi-platinum recording artist Moby


• Special readings from the book by Rosie Perez, Tarik Trotter of The Roots & actress Julia Stiles


• Special appearances by ColorOfChange.org Executive Director James Rucker, ACORN N.O. Executive Director Steve Bradberry and MoveOn Executive Director Eli Pariser, plus special guest Ned Lamont


• Many more special guests, including many of the evacuees and housing donors featured in the book.

& a special gallery of photos by C.B. Smith from It Takes a Nation, generously provided by ColorEdge Art.

Compiled and Edited by MoveOn Cultural Director Laura Dawn, and featuring the photography of C.B. Smith, It Takes a Nation is a series of photographs of the evacuees and housing donors from the Hurricane Housing program all living together and features extensive interviews edited into first person narratives. Featuring a foreword written by Senator Barack Obama, IT TAKES A NATION tells the extraordinary story of how thousands of Americans came together to provide shelter, sustenance, and hope to survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Through MoveOn.org's Hurricane Housing website, volunteers brought aid to evacuees by providing housing, cars, jobs, clothes, healthcare, and, perhaps most important, community. Presenting a positive contrast to the national shame that was widely felt about the Bush administration's handling of the Katrina crisis, these candid first-person accounts and portraits are a moving testament to the power of everyday people to make miracles happen.

All profits from the book and this event will go to ACORN New Orleans--one of the best groups on the ground in New Orleans, which handles not only the rebuilding effort, but also fights for the evacuees' rights every step of the way

What: MoveOn.org Civic Action & ColorOfChange.org present: We Will Not Forget Katrina: A Special Event to Commemorate Hurricane Katrina

When: Thursday, August 24th. 7pm to 9pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Where: Crobar, 530 W. 28th St. New York, NY 10001, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues.

ALL TICKETS INCLUDE OPEN BAR FROM 7PM - 10PM

Click here to order tickets:
https://civic.moveon.org/donatec4/crobar.html?id=-890056-awrmQeVnJW3T7F8hihV16Q&t=3

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The Roots & Talib Kweli @ Webster Hall, NYC | pics & review